Poetry Unlocked: Edgar Allan Poe
Dana Lorelle, Writing, Vocabulary, Essays
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Deliciously macabre, hauntingly beautiful, and perfectly ingenious -- the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe brings both delight and shivers. We'll explore his works, his life, and his use of language in this fun one-time class.
Class experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Edgar Allan Poe is synonymous with "The Raven," but what other poems did he write? In this one-time class, we'll explore Poe's use of figurative language, symbolism, and other literary devices by reading and analyzing several of his works, including "Annabel Lee" and "The Bells." We will examine: *vocabulary and content *structure and form (stanza, meter, rhyme scheme) *poetic devices such as metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance, consonance, and repetition *viewpoint of...
My passions are writing and poetry, and it's my great joy that my five kids can quote Shakespeare and Longfellow. So many students claim to "hate" poetry, but that's often because poetry is difficult to understand. My goal is to give students the tools they need to unlock poems. Like John Keats suddenly understanding Homer once he read the English translation, I want my students to look "...at each other with a wild surmise/ Silent, upon a peak in Darien."
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***Use coupon code LORELLE20245 for $5 off any class.*** Welcome! I'm here because I love writing, reading, and teaching, and through Outschool I'm able to blend all three. I offer classes in writing and literature analysis (especially poetry),...
Group Class
$15
per classMeets once
55 min
Completed by 130 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-15
3-9 learners per class
